#1North Chicago
Lake County · 34,050 peopleHazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #337 of 767 in IL
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
North Chicago, #1 on this list · Photo: Jefe317 · CC BY-SA 3.0North Chicago ranks first on hazard risk among Illinois’ 768 towns of 2,500+; 114 of the 768 grade A− or better on hazard risk nationally.
The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). How grades work
#1Hazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall B+ · #337 of 767 in IL
Hazard risk grade, among the top in the U.S.·Overall A− · #209 of 767 in IL
Hazard risk grade, better than 98% of U.S. towns·Overall A+ · #14 of 767 in IL
Hazard risk grade, best first (the letter is national). Towns with the same score share a rank (T = tied; 446 towns here); the overall grade and state rank are beside each.
768 towns ranked. Not here? See why a town may be missing.
North Chicago (Lake County) ranks first on hazard risk among 768 towns, with an A+; Shields Township and Sleepy Hollow follow.
The Hazard risk grade: FEMA’s expected yearly loss to buildings from natural hazards, where residents live (National Risk Index). Towns are sorted on the grade’s score; the letter and rank are the same as on each town’s page. How grades work.
The list covers towns of 2,500+ residents with a hazard risk grade (768 in Illinois). Smaller towns have the grade on their page but no rank. Every town is on the Illinois page.
Every list ranks the same 2,500+ towns, so a town’s rank means the same thing on each.